Catherine Adele Lee Conter, 63, a member of the Crow Tribe, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at her home on Barley Circle in Billings after a long illness.
She was born in Pierre, S.D., on Dec. 15, 1947, to James Lawson Lee (Oglala Lakota) and Mary Cecelia Burns Lee (Crow). She grew up in Billings, attending elementary school at Little Flower. She attended Billings Central Catholic High School and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Omaha, Neb.
She attended Eastern Montana College and married Daniel John Conter. As an armed forces family, she and her husband lived in Philadelphia; Tacoma, Wash.; Helena; and Augsburg, Germany; before settling in Billings.
Survivors include two children, Daniel Josh Conter and Keri Lee Conter; two granddaughters; sisters, Patricia Lee McCoy of Germantown, Md., and Connie Lee of Beaverton, Ore.; and a brother, Mike Lee of Beaverton.
A Memorial Mass was held Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral in Billings. Rite of Committal followed in Holy Cross Cemetery. Arrangements were by Cremation & Funeral Gallery.
Donations in her memory may be made to The Arthritis Trust of America, 7376 Walker Road, Fairview, TN 37062 or at www.arthritistrust.org.

Alice Hazel Johns McGahan Raines, 89, died in Billings on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, of cancer.
She was born in Burleigh County, N.D., on Dec. 6, 1920, the youngest of five children of Charles and Hazel Johns. She earned a degree from the business college in Bismarck, N.D.
She had had three husbands: John Harr, Charles McGahan and Oscar Raines. She had lived in Dillon, Livingston and Billings.
She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, Shriners, Daughters of the Nile and St. John’s Lutheran Home. She had received care from RiverStone Hospice.
Survivors include three children, Jerry McGahan of Arlee, Melody Schreder of Billings and Mac McGahan of Laurel; two stepchildren, Sharon and Jim Raines; 10 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
A celebration of her life was held Feb. 1 at Cremation & Funeral Gallery in Billings. Interment will be at a family gathering in Dillon this summer.
Memorials may be given to St. John’s Lutheran Home.

Richard “Dick” Schmidt, 83, of Laurel, former superintendent of schools in Park City and a longtime real estate agent, died at Horizon Hospice House of prostate cancer on Feb. 1, 2010.
He was born Aug. 20, 1926, the fifth of 10 children of Gottfred and Ottilia Schmidt in Mildred. He graduated from high school in Ismay in 1945.
He entered the Army in May 1945 and served in Europe with a special services unit as part of the Allied Control Authority of the Demobilization Operation. He was honorably discharged in June 1947.
Mr. Schmidt married Joyce Higgins in Baker on Dec. 24, 1945, during one of his furloughs.
He graduated from Rocky Mountain College in 1954 and received a master’s degree in school administration in 1959 from Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley, Colo.
He coached all sports for six years at Rosebud High School, four years at Terry High School and basketball and track for four years at Baker High School.
In 1968 he took the superintendent position at Moore Public Schools. After eight years there, he completed his educational career in 1982 as superintendent of Park City Public Schools. He became a real estate agent in 1980, retiring in 2008.
Survivors include his wife; daughters, Gloria, Marilyn and Nancy; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and siblings, Ed, Leonard, Alvin, Loraine, Edna, Meriam and Eldora.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at United Methodist Church in Laurel. Interment will follow in the Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery. Remington Letcher Funeral Services had charge of arrangements.

Cheryl Louise Roberts of Billings died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Aspen Meadows.
The daughter of Leslie and Portia Garrison Parker, she was born in Harlowton and was raised in Judith Gap. After graduating from high School in Harlowton, she married Perry Roberts on Aug. 1, 1957.
Survivors include a son, Kevin Roberts, and a daughter, Peggy Roberts, both of Billings; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
An informal gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 637 Anchor St. Michelotti Sawyers Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation.

Rosemary Nutting, 77, of Billings, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.
She was born July 7, 1932, one of nine children of Joseph and Mary Horner, in Emmons County, N.D. In April 1957, she married William Nutting in Reed Point.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Linda; sons, Sam, Glenn and Mike; sisters, Lillian, Alvina and Betty; a brother, Wilbert; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at Cremation & Funeral Gallery, 29 Eighth St. W.
Memorials may be made to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation, c/o Billings Clinic Foundation, P.O. Box 31031, Billings, MT 59107.

Robert Louis Driscoll, 80, a longtime Conoco Refinery employee, has died after a long struggle with poor health.
He was born to Charles and Mildred Driscoll in 1929 in Butte. Because he lost his mother at a young age, he spent his school years with grandparents in Billings.
He began his career with the Billings Conoco Refinery in 1949. In 1951, he was drafted into the Army and served in Korea until his brother’s death in 1952.
He returned to Billings, where he married Helen Hayes in 1954. After nearly 37 years, he retired from the refinery. He and his wife traveled to Ireland and spent 1988 in England while he trained employees for Humber’s Conoco Refinery.
Mr. Driscoll was a volunteer at St. Pius X Catholic Church and spent several years as a precinct committeeman for the Democratic Party.
Survivors include his wife; a sister, Pat; sons, Bill Driscoll and Brian Barnes-Driscoll; daughters, Robyn Driscoll, Patty Driscoll and Milly Rodriguez; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be held at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at St. Pius X Church. Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
Donations in his memory can be sent to Angela’s Piazza or St. Pius X Catholic Church.

Sigurd Ross Erickson, 84, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at his home. He had received care from RiverStone Hospice and at Westpark Village.
Survivors include his wife, Avis, and a daughter, Kriss.
At his request, no services were planned. Arrangements were by Cremation & Funeral Gallery.
Memorials may be made in his name to RiverStone Health Hospice, P.O. Box 1562, Billings, MT 59103; or to The Special K Ranch, P.O. Box 479, Columbus, MT 59019.

Mary Elnora (Nora) St. John, 87, one of the first coronary care nurses in Montana, died at home on Jan. 24, 2010, of cancer.
She was born Dec. 3, 1922, at the family farm in Steinauer, Neb., to Robert and Mary Pfister. She attended the University of Nebraska on a Regents scholarship and upon graduation taught country school in Johnson County, Neb.
She graduated from St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., in 1946 as a member of the Cadet Corps with an associate’s degree in nursing. She practiced nursing in Beatrice, Neb., and married the Rev. Canon E.A. St. John on Aug. 1, 1949.
Mrs. St. John practiced nursing in Beatrice, Valentine and Fairbury, Neb., before the family moved to Helena in 1964. She became a coronary care nurse at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena.
They moved to Havre in 1972 and to Billings in 1982. She worked at St. Vincent Healthcare until her retirement in 1987.
She was a member of St. Luke’s and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Women, St. Luke’s Altar Guild and Daughters of the King.
Survivors include siblings, Grace Pfister, Melinda Holcombe, Lu Ackerman and John Pfister; children, Mary McCall, Robert St. John and Jim St. John; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were Feb. 3 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary had charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s or St. Stephen’s in Billings or to RiverStone Hospice.